Comments on: Supermicro X12SCA-F Review Intel Xeon W-1200 Motherboard

By: emerth

emerth — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:02:15 +0000

@Tim W, speaking as a guy who has been working in the computer racket as both a sysadmin and a dev for 25 years, the ECC claims qua workstations are overrated and almost entirely related to making customers feel good.

By: nobo

nobo — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:39:00 +0000

@Bob they literally did these in a row like 2 weeks ago
https://www.servethehome.com/dell-emc-poweredge-xe7100-review/
https://www.servethehome.com/gigabyte-r292-4s1-server-review-2u-4-socket-cooper-lake/
https://www.servethehome.com/inside-an-innovium-teralynx-7-based-32x-400gbe-switch/
https://www.servethehome.com/amd-epyc-7003-milan-the-fast-gets-faster/

Maybe find somewhere else to troll? You have no credibility.

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:27:29 +0000

@Bob, I partially agree on the memory channels but I think 8C systems are still very important for many “Pros”. With software companies aggressively using per core licensing (i.e. Ansys) they are still relevant. This subject has been discussed on this website. This is especially true in a year where budgets may be tight and you may not be able to get those extra core license packs approved. You might be down to only 4 cores for simulation work. With the SKU’s being released by AMD and Intel I think they recognize this issue as well. Once W-1300 and Ice Lake release I’d love to see a round up of 8C system solutions.

By: Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:35:02 +0000

I read somewhere that Intel is planning to expand the DMI link to x8 lanes.
Can anyone else shed some light on that rumor?
See Page 2 in this review, where DMI is still x4.

By: Bob Dobbs

Bob Dobbs — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:47:33 +0000

Getting the HIGH END server gear to review –

Between You, Toms’s and The Corpse of Anandtech – you guys can’t get 1 high end product between you all.

Tim Walker

a Pro using a workstation does not have a use for 8C and 2 memory channels

By: Tim Walker

Tim Walker — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:54:23 +0000

They aren’t paying extra for the word ‘Xeon’, they are paying extra for the ECC support, which if you are a pro using a workstation that peace of mind can be worthwhile.

Board looks good but the IPMI feels a little redundant on a platform that can support AMT – would be nice if this had been tested on this and the equivalent board without IPMI – as I understand it you should be able to install meshcommander directly into the firmware to put a web interface on it:
https://www.meshcommander.com/meshcommander/firmware